Atlantic County Library System

'The Souvenir Museum' Is An Exhibit To Savor

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 7:00am

By Heller McAlpin

Elizabeth McCracken's new story collection dazzles with verbal flexibility, insight and feeling, capturing the oddities and mixed bags, the loves and losses that make up most people's lives.

(Image credit: Ecco)

Source: NPR Book Reviews

‘Early Morning Riser,’ by Katherine Heiny: An Excerpt

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 5:01am

An excerpt from “Early Morning Riser,” by Katherine Heiny

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘Under the Wave at Waimea,’ by Paul Theroux: An Excerpt

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 5:01am

An excerpt from “Under the Wave at Waimea,” by Paul Theroux

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

New & Noteworthy Visual Books, From Patents to Modern Art in Iran

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 5:00am

A selection of recent visual books of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Missing Girls and a Bit of Mysticism, in Paula McLain’s Debut Thriller

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 5:00am

By Chandler Baker

In “When the Stars Go Dark,” the author of “The Paris Wife” tries her hand at a new genre.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

An Old Man’s Youthful Fascinations Animate Cynthia Ozick’s New Novel

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 5:00am

By Lionel Shriver

The protagonist of the author’s latest work, “Antiquities,” recounts his obsession with Egyptian artifacts and his boyhood friendship with an unusual classmate.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews